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SMITH OVEN, OF LA GROSSE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS MORRIS,

. OF SAME PLACE.

C LOTH ES- RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 624,528, dated May 9, 1899. Application mea January 16,1899. serai No. 702,345. No moda.)

which it appertains to make and use the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a clothes-rack for drying clothes which may be secured to a wall or other place and when not in use may be let 'down, so as to be out of the way.

The object of the invention is to provide improved means for holding the rack in operative position and also to provide an improved construction of hanger-bars by which the clothes to be dried are supported.V l

The `invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinaf- .ter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a clothes-rack constructed Ain accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of plates 12 and 15. Fig. it is a horizontal section on the line m a: of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail perspectiveV View of one of the sockets at the ends of the radial bars or hangers.

In the saidpdrawings the reference-n umerals 1 and 2 designate two boards hinged or pivoted together, and when in use they occupy positions at right angles to each other. Pivoted to the horizontal board 1 is asegment 3, comprising the curved plates 4, with a space therebetween, the arms 5, formed :integral therewith,and the hub 6, through which passes a pin 7, by whichthe segment is pivotally connected with said board. Located between the plates 4L are the inner ends of a series of bars or hangers 8. Secured to said ends are -metal sockets 9, which are pivotally connectp ed with said plates 4 by pivots 10. Thesev sockets consist of metal plates bent around the inner ends of said bars. These bars 8 extend radially outward and serve to carry the clothes to be dried.

Secured to the vertical board 2 is a plate -porting the rack. At each side of this plate is secured a vertical plate 15, having its inner 'side bent outwardly at an obtuse angle to the portion secured to the board, forming ways for spring-catches 16, hereinafter described- At the upper ends these plates 15 are formed with curved lugs 17, with which said catches engage. The numeral 18 designates a springmetal rod, bent over near the center, :forming two catches or arms 16, the ends of which are bent or curved outwardly, so as to engage with the lugs 17. The rod is secured to board 1 by staples 19. Y

When in use, the parts willbe in the position shown in Fig. 1, and it will be seen that the segment may be turned to the right or left, carrying the bars or hangers with'it., and also that the bars may be turned on their pivot-s irrespective of the movement of the segment.

By disengaging the catches 16 from the lugs Y 'sides of plates 15, so as to prevent them from flying outward. By this construction when the board 1 is vagain elevated for use said' catches will be guided to the lugs by said sides.

A Having thus fullydescribed my invention, what I claim is- In a clothes-rack, the combination with they sMirH owEN.

Witnesses:

SANDS I-I. RUSSELL', GEORGE P. PERRY. 

